Fence-wire fastening



rUNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN S. LENOX, OF VORGESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

FENCE-WIRE FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part ofLetters Patent No'. 295,565, dated March 25, 1884- Application led June 4, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWIN S. LENoX, of

yVorcester, in the State of Massachusettsdiave the Wire against the post to prevent the wire` slipping endwise; but the concussion and the sudden bend is liable to injure the metal of the wire and cause it to crack. provenient the Wire receives only a small lateral bend to prevent end mot-ion, and there is no violent nipping or injurious action upon the Wire, and said wire cannot be removed from the fastening when drawn tight, but it can' be `lifted out ofthe fastening when the Wire is slackened Withouthaving to remove or loosen the fastening from the post. This is a great convenience in repairing broken fence-Wires.

In the drawings, Figure lis a plan view of the fastening. Fig. 2 is a side View, and Fig.` 3 is a front view.

The spike portion a ofthe fastening is'adapted to be driven into the post. It usually will have notched or serrated edges or sides. The head b ofthe spike is provided with project4 ing studs c cl-usually two-and they are placed and inclined in opposite directions, as shown, in order that they may catch in opposite directions over the fence-Wire f. This fence- Wire is either one or more strands, and when the fastening is hooked upon the Wire the spike portion is at less 'than a right angle to the Wire, as indicated by dotted lines; hence When the spike is driven the Wire Will be slightly bent, as shown, so as to confine it and prevent end motion to the Wire through the fasttif desired, the studs may befsufciently far apart transversely to the Wire to allow'the wire to slip endvvise through the fastening. In this case the Wire is kept in position "laterally and supported.

It is not necessary todrive Vthe spike until l the side of the Wire comes into contact With the post, and by allowing the fastening to occupy the position to the post indicated in the drawings the Wire can be lifted out if it is slackened up sufficiently, but not otherwise.

I claim as my invention The fastening for fence-Wirehaving a spike portion to be driven into the post, the studs c d on the side of thehead portion,and inclined in opposite directions and at a sufficient distance apart longitudinally of the Wire to allow such Wire to be introduced between the studs when at an inclination to the fastening, substantially as set forth.

Signed by me this 25th day of May, A. D. 1883.

EDWIN S. LENOX.

Witnesses:

HENRY E. HILL, J. HENRY HILL. 

